Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-03

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ed, and the parties are citizens OF
the same State, and the matter in dis
pute exceed The sum orvalue of 81, 600,
exclusive OF interest and costs, the sum
or value being made TO appear, one or
more Of the plaintiffs or defendants,
before the trial, may state 10 the court,
and make affidavit II the court require
| it, that he or they claim and shall rely
upon right or title to the land under
grant from State, and produce the
| original grant, or an complication OF
it, except where the loss OF public re-
cords shall put il ont OF his or their
power, and shall move that anv one or
more of the adverse party inform the
the court whether he or they claim a
right or title TO the land under grant
from some other State, the party or
PARTIES 10 required shall give such in
formation, OF otherwise not be allowed
| to plead such grant or give it in EVIL
dence upon the trial and il he or they
inform that he or they do claim under
such grant, any one or more of the
party moving for such information may
then, on petition and bond, as herein
before mentioned in this act, remove
the cause for trial to the Circuit Court
of the United States next to be holden
in such district and any one of either
party removing the cause shall not be
allowed TO plead or give evidence of any
other title than that by him or them
stated as aforesaid as the ground of his
or their claim.
Section 2. That whenever in any
cause pending in any court OF the
United States there shall be a receiver
or manager in possession of any pro-
perry, such receiver or manager shall
manage and operate such property ac-
cor ding TO the requirements of the
valid laws OF the State in which snch
property shall be situated in the same
manner the owner or possessor thereof
would be bound TO do If in possession.
thereof. Any receiver or manager who
shall wilfully violate the provisions of
this section shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and shall, on convic-
ton thereof, be punished by fine not
exceeding three thousand dollars or by
imprisonment not exceeding one year
or by both said punishments, in the
discretion of the court.
Section 3. That every receiver or
manager OF any property appointed by
any court of the United States may be
sued in respect of any act or transac-
ton OF his i'll carrying on the business
connected with such property, without
the previous leave of the court in which
such receiver or manager was appoint
ed; but such suit shall be subject to
the general equity jurisdiction of the
court in which such receiver or man
ager was appointed so far as the same
shall be necessary to the ends Of JUS
tee.
Section 4. That all national banking
associations established under the laws
of the United States shall, for the pur-
poses of all actions by or against them,
real, personal, or mixed, and all suits in
equity, be deemed citizens of the States
in which they are respectively located
and in such eases the circuit and dis
trict courts shall not have jurisdiction
other than such as they would have in
cases between individual citizens Of the
same State.
The provisions of this section shall not
be held to affect the jurisdiction OF the
courts of the United States in cases
commenced by the United States or by
direction of any officer thereof, orcases
for winding up the affairs of any such
bank
SeetiCn 5. That nothing in this act
shall he held, deemed, or construed to
repeal or affect any jurisdiction or right
mentioned either in sections GIL, or IN
642, or in CAB, or in 100, OF IN title n
of the Revised Statutes Of the United
States, or mentioned in section 8 of the
act of Congress of which this act is an
amendment, or in the act Of Congress
approved March /. 1875, entitled San
act to protect all citizens in their civil
or legal rights,
Section 6. That the last paragraph OF
section. = of the act of Congress ap-
proved March 3, 1875, entitled "an
act to determine the jurisdiction OF CIR
cut courts of the United States and to
regulate the removal of causes from
State courts and for other purposes,
and section GAO of the Revised Sta
tutes, and all laws and parts OF laws in
conflict with the provisions of this act
be, and the same are hereby, repealed !:
Proyided, that this act shall not affect
the jurisdiction over or disposition OF
any suit removed from the court of any
State, or suit commenced in any court
OF the United States, before the passage
hereof except as otherwise expressly
provided in this act.
Section 7. That no person related to
any justice or Judge of any court of
the United States by affinity or con-
sanguinity, within the degree Of first
cousin, shall hereafter be appointed by
such court or judge to or employed by
such court or judge in any office or duty
in any court of which such justice OF
Judge may be member.
Ap,,roxra1 Morch z 1897